The negotiations in London regarding the appointment of new minister having been suspended on the outbreak of hostilities in August last, -it was decided to instruct the new committee to resume negotiations at an early date, in the hope that a successor to Mr. Newsham might be available in the early autumn Some discussion took place relative to resuming the Sunday evening services which were suspended on account of the local hostilities, and the matter was referred back to the new committee with a request that some form of service be resumed at an early date, fronting them was how to bring into existence ways and means to apply the regulations.
A good line of attack might be by unofficial action, The residents ai different nationalities might join and approach their consulates, requesting them to take up matters officially with the SMC, and unofficially with the Japanese consular. authorities and the Ta Tao Government., The Japanese, the speaker stated, should show understanding for the plight of the residents of the threatened area, as factories in Japan were severely restricted to certain areas, The solution of the problem would be simple if the interest of the Japanese authorities could be aroused, and they would then probably tale action either directly or through the Ta Tao Government.
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